Pete Wingfield is an English keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and record producer born May 7, 1948 in Hampshire, England. While studying at Sussex University in the late 1960s, Wingfield co-founded the blues band Jellybread before establishing himself as a session musician for artists including B.B. King, Freddie King, The Hollies, Maggie Bell, Colin Blunstone, and Van Morrison. Wingfield also wrote music journalism for Let It Rock and Melody Maker, and performed with The Olympic Runners and Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes. In 1975, Wingfield released his debut solo album Breakfast Special on Island Records, which produced the hit single “Eighteen with a Bullet”, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In the 1980s, Wingfield transitioned primarily to music production, producing Dexys Midnight Runners' debut album and their UK Number 1 single “Geno” (1980), as well as recordings for Blue Rondo a la Turk, Locomotiv GT, The Kane Gang, The Proclaimers, and Paul Young. Wingfield served as the long-time keyboardist for The Everly Brothers following their 1983 reunion and played on Paul McCartney's 1999 album Run Devil Run.
